Ops, MLO Jobs; Cap. Mkts., Valuation, Default, Fulfillment Tools; Technology and Processing Notes Feb 25 2021, 8:03AM
As hope for a recovery drawing nearer helps push rates higher, Carol K. writes, “I hate it when people ask me what I do for fun because there is no classy way to say, ‘Binge drink.’” The approaching 1003 form mandatory changes may cause some people to turn to drink… Is it going to “March Madness” at your shop with the new URLA? (The commentary has plenty of URLA and processing notes below.) Plenty of lenders who are “farther along technology curves” than others seem to be hiring lots of developers to accommodate change like incorporating a new application. But AEs and MLOs need to be aware of and use digital tools that they already have. DU and LP, for example, are great tools and in nearly every lender. Heck, I hear a lot about senior management reminding staff about the benefits of correctly filling out forms: it is im
Availability is the new affordability Jon Gorey
Realtors and housing experts are warning of a difficult spring for first-time home buyers. Prices already had climbed for seven straight years before skyrocketing during the pandemic. With buyer demand far outpacing the number of homes for sale, median home prices were up 12.9 percent in December compared with the year before, marking the 106th consecutive month of year-over-year price gains, according to the National Association of Realtors.
And incomes haven’t kept pace with those fast-rising home prices. Even before the pandemic, “prices were about 4.3 times higher than the median household income,” said Alex Hermann, senior research analyst at Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. That basic measure of housing affordability, already at its worst level since 2006, almost certainly rose again in 2020. “Nationally, price-to-income ratios have risen for eight straight years,” he said.
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AE, MLO, Ops Jobs; Rule Logic, Subservicer, Non-QM, POS Products; Rate Moves Partially Impacting Rate Sheets Feb 18 2021, 8:30AM
Welcome to 124-year-old Girl Scout Cookie Season! If you’re an LO, how’d you like to deal with borrowers for 189 years, or eat the same thing day after day? I thought so. Meet Jonathan who now holds the record for the oldest animal in the world. (Speaking of age, how do you appraise a 1960 Missouri bunker as a $1.1 million residence?) Jonathan couldn’t care less about mortgage rates, which have moved higher. Even yesterday’s FOMC minutes show most participants expect a sizable boost in economic activity” more in the capital markets section below. But the move is providing MLOs with even more reason to provide better customer service. The STRATMOR Group’s Mike Seminari observes, “It’s surprising how much borrower satisfaction improves with LOs setting expectations up front, not asking for the same document twice
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